+ }# R( f# k% b" r5 [5 y 另外,有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人,也会用水蛭疗法降低血压,或是治疗头痛。一名医师说,不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病,乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国,也有不少人接受这种疗法。 $ [) a+ G: n( i0 e9 C* @ ' r* B0 M8 R+ c, X& n % |$ M& S% a9 r. { ; f, }, m2 U* I# {* q 7 {6 q9 Y# E/ ~0 S6 v2 ? 3 X0 n1 G; C- O3 e2 T7 ~0 S! v C; wWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 ! r# ^ e, i( o- Urs238848.rs.hosteurope.de0 X) R* q- e& z% [9 }7 w+ V0 p
Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. 3 c I' _5 {0 }* b1 S( h: R/ B" r. G人在德国 社区7 U8 Y; ~+ J! H" ?1 I Q( x
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. " Y+ X; t5 ^" U# L% hrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de8 S5 ]5 ]0 a g, ?
That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. 5 k- [, f' S7 c! k5 ^8 c6 R' J$ n人在德国 社区 - H0 k6 X! i% _rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.